The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07
FACTS FOR
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AZ culc Is 10 care"
Mutton is a wholesome food >.
deserves to be more generally used '''
The great value Of the million. :.
pounds of pork sold each year IN ,u'
markets is derived from corn -.r, WI
Han at Work. ""
What breed of poultry paws h,.,
just that breed which You like bs,
and take the best care of.-Ow c,u.
try Home. ''"'
1t is folly to import more c,t,,
when we have as good cattle as ,baD.
are in the world and more of them ,h,n
any other country. -Drorsrs' Journal
The feet of all horses shonld ba ~,
amined and trimmed. Colts sbo,,a
have their feet trimmed before they ara
turned into the pasture.
If farmers were half as careful =,
the liquids annually wasted on farm,
as they are of the solids, the cain in
fertility of the soil would be tw,cc a.,
rapid as by the use of solids alone.
-Aphides or plant lice were very
numerous upon fruit trees last season.
They did a large amount of damage
both to the bearing fruit trees and ALA
nursery stock. No ~effectual remedy
has been discovered. Spraying with
solution of whale oil soap and tobacco
water proves beneficial when not used
10 freely as to destroy the foliage
Home and Farm.
Soft soap with half its weight IN
pearl ash, one ounce of mixture in
about one gallon of boiling water, il
in everyday use in most engineer
shops in the drip cans used for turn.
ing long articles bright in wrought.
iron and steel. The work, though
constantly moist, does not rust, and
bright nuts are immersed in it for days
till wanted, and retain their polish
Boston Globe.
Iron is an important part Of the
blood, giving its red color, but this does
not necessitate taking solutions Of iron
for health. All well-developed vcsca.
ton contains some iron. 1t is the col.
oring matter Of green leaves. In sois
from which every trace of iron has
been removed seeds will germinate, but
they will be white. Pouring a solution
of copperas or sulphate Of iron on the
soil will change the leaves to dark
green color st Louis Republican,
While the sheep may be turncd up
on poor pastures to eat weeds, brittle
grass or the tops of shrubbery yeti 10
animal will refuse to eat filth sooner
than the sheep. No matter what may
be fed to sheep, the food must be in
clean condition. The sheep is dainty
in that respect, although it may not Be
very choice as to the kind or quality
Albany Journal.
The guinea fowl is a great forage',
and destoys many insects that the hens
will not touch. They do not scratch
the garden, and though not easily KEEP
near the house, they make known the
places where they lay by a peculiar
noise, which enables n accustomed
to them to find all the eggs they I'E
They really cost little to raise and
when roosting neal the house create al
alarm should intruders make their a'
pearance Farm, Field and StoctmfA
Any land that is rich enonsAp
bear forty bushels Of corn to the a"F
is rich enough to grow grapes. Asm
rs my own our is concerned, | nave
not used manure after planting
have used applications sometimes o.
bone and ashes, and sometimes bono
and potash salts. with OCCASION.
mixed with it, because N
grape requires more or less sulphur
the soil ; the plaster Of paris IS
cheapest way you can get IT. W.
,ulphate Of lime and does not Gov
much. You can buy a ton for I'VE
Xix dollars, and it is as good an aPpr
for that purpose as any ''''
I In n, Of National EieN.